1 Peace talks: Burma's government and ethnic Kachin rebels in northern Burma will hold talks starting Monday in China after some of the worst fighting in the country in years. The meeting in the Chinese border town of Ruili comes after the army captured several strategic guerrilla-held hilltops around Laiza, which serves as a headquarters for the rebel movement. The Kachin have long sought greater autonomy from the central government.

2Iran politics: Iranian lawmakers impeached the country's labor minister on Sunday over his controversial appointment of an official implicated in the deaths of prisoners. The move highlights a power struggle between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his conservative rivals in parliament. The lawmakers were angry over Abdolreza Sheikholeslami's decision to appoint Saeed Mortazavi as head of Iran's social security fund. A parliamentary probe in 2010 found that Mortazavi, then chief Tehran prosecutor, was responsible for the deaths of at least three antigovernment protesters.

3 Cuba election: Cubans are voting on a slate of candidates for parliament in the second stage of an electoral process that culminates later this month. More than 8 million islanders are eligible to vote and will approve 612 members of the National Assembly and over 1,600 provincial delegates. Parliament will convene Feb. 24, and it is expected to rename Raul Castro as president. Critics of the Cuban government say elections are not open and note that only approved candidates are allowed to stand.

4 Corruption allegation: Spain's opposition leader on Sunday called on Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to resign and allow another person to lead the government in the wake of an alleged corruption scandal that has engulfed the ruling Popular Party. Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said serious doubts have been cast on Rajoy's credibility following allegations that he and other senior members of his party had received under-the-table payments. On Saturday, Rajoy denied wrongdoing and promised to disclose his personal accounts.

5 Gay rights: Conservative Party members in Britain on Sunday urged their leader, Prime Minister David Cameron, to delay a parliamentary vote on same-sex marriage. The politicians warned that the ruling party will lose significant support in the 2015 election if the measure becomes law. Lawmakers are due to get their first vote on the proposed bill on Tuesday. More than 20 heads of local Conservative associations delivered a letter urging a delay in the vote to Downing Street on Sunday. Cameron supports the bill.

6 Kabul raid: Afghan police on Sunday arrested six men and seized suicide vests, assault rifles and more than 50 hand grenades during a raid on a residential building in Kabul, officials said. Teams of Taliban suicide bombers have recently carried out major attacks in the capital.

7 Nightclub fire: A 22-year-old man injured in last week's nightclub fire in southern Brazil has died, raising the death toll to 237, health officials said Sunday. In its statement Sunday, the Rio Grande do Sul Health Secretariat said 101 people injured in the fire in the town of Santa Maria remain hospitalized. Police say the fire likely started when a band set off flares, which ignited soundproofing foam on the ceiling.